Metal railway-tie and rail-fastening.



A. J. HATHCOX.

METAL RAILWAY 'IIE AND RAIL FASTENING. APPLICATIONYIILED 11:13.13, 191a.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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METAL RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.13, 1913.

2.3 oweutoz attorney a 10 all whom it may concern:

UNITED sTAwE T OFFICE.

ALVIS JACKSON HATHCOX, OF DURANT, OKLAHOMA.

METAL RAILWAY 'I-YIQ AND BAIL-FASTENING.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

Application filed February 13, 1913. Serial No. 748,264.

' This invention relates to improvements in metal railway ties and rail fasteners.

One object of the invention is to provide a metal railway tie having improved means for supporting the rails whereby the cushioning'effect produced by the usual wooden ties is retained. Another object is to provide railway tie 2 0 of thischaracter having an improved c911- struction and arrangement of rail fastening devices which will firmly secure the rails to the ties and will positively hold the rails against spreading or upsetting. Y

. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of'certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved railway tie and rail fasteners; Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;- Fig. t is a side view of the tie and rail fastening device showing the rails in section; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View.

of the lower member of the tie; Fig. 6 .is a similar view of the upper member thereof; Fig. 7 is a detail; perspective view of one of the rail fastening devices; Fig. 8 is a similar view of one'oi the supporting and cushioning blocks of the rails; Fig. 9 is a similar view'of the wear plate employed between the cushioning blocks and the rails; Fig. 10 is a vertical cross sectional view of a modified form of the tie.

Referring more particularly to the first nine figures of the drawings 1 denotes the lower or base member and 2 denotes the upper member of myimproved tie. The lower Y member 1' is formed from a heavy metal plate having a. length corresponding to the length of theftie and having its edges bent inwardly or folded over-onto theupper side of the late to form'base flanges 3. The edges a ter forming the flanges 3 are bent upwardly at right angles to the plate to form the side flanges 4 of the lower or base member and with which the upper member '2 of the tie is engaged as will be hereinafter described. In the plate forming the base member near the ends thereof are centrally disposed longitudinal slots 5 the edges of which, midway their ends,"are recessed to increase the width of the slots and fermenlarged passages 6 at these 'pointsfor a purpose hereinafter described. The upper member 2 of the tie is also formed from a heavy metal plate corresponding in length to the plate forming the lower or'base mem- "ber of the tie and having its side edges bent downwardly at right angles to formside flanges 7 which, when the members ofthe tie are brought together, are engaged with the outer sides of the flanges 4 of thebase member whereby said upper member is held against lateral movementon the lower or base member. The upper member 2 of the tie near its ends is cut out to form openings 8 which extend a slight distance down theside flanges 7 of the member asfshown at 9; The openings 8 are dispcsed'above the slots 5 in the base member of the tie and in the ends of the openings are'formed centrally disposed notches or recesses 10 which aline with the ends of the slots 5 in said baseior I lower -member. I

. Arranged in the ends of the base member 1 of the tie over the central portions of the slots 5 therein are wooden rail supporting and cushioning blocks ll'which are of sulficient thickness to extend from the upper side of the base member to the lower side of the top member and which have their'ends beveled or inclined from the lower to the .upper sides as shown. The upper surfaces of the blocks 11 when arranged between the upper and lower members of the tie are in a" plane above the side edges of the openings 8'- in the upper member and which openings extend down into the side flanges I as here- "inbefore described and as clearly illustrated With the at 9 in Fig. 5 of the drawing. upper sides of the blocks 11 and between the same and. the rails supported thereby are placed metal wear plates 12. The plates 12 when thus interposed between the rails and cushioning blocks 11 prevent the rails from wearing into the blocks.

Itwill. be noted ,that by extending the sidesof the openings 8 .turncd flanges 15.

portions of the flanges 15 are rccessd orhotched out as shown at16 to fit the upper down into the flanges 7 of the upper tie member as shown at 9 that the plates 12 will rest entirely on the blocks 11. and do not come into engagement with the metal. parts of the tie, so that the full cushioning effect of the blocks 11 is obtained and imparted to therails which rest on or engage the plates 12 as shown. In the ends of the plates 12 are formed short notches 13 which receive the bolts of the rail fastening devices here inafter described, said bolts thus holding the plates 12 against lateral or longitudinal movement. l

The rail fastening devices hereinbefore referredto comprise wedge shaped clamping members 14 which are formed of heavy sheet-metal and have their side edges turned downwardly and cut at an angle to the upper portion of the plate, said downwardly sides forming tie and rail=engaging The lower edges of the inner side of the base flanges ofthc railswhen the fastening devices are in" place on the tie.

The rail fastening members when thus con-- distance above the inclined surfaces of the rail fastening members an'd have engaged therewith clamping 'inuts' 19 which when screwedup on the ends of the bolts draw and hold the rail clamping members 14 down into tight engagement with the upper side of the tie and with'the base flangesiof the rails and thereby clamp the "latter 1n engagcmcnt with the ties. The bolts 18 are provided with nut locking washers 20 comprising plates having on one side a depending lug 21 to engage the notches 17 in the rail fastening members and having on their opposite sides lugs 22 which are adapted to be bent up into engagement with. the ad jacent side of the nuts after the latter have been tightened up on the bolt and which hold the nuts against unscrewing or loosening on the bolts. The bolts 18 when arranged in the manner described are disposed atright angles to the inclined upper surfaces of the rail fastening members. so that when the nuts are tightened up on the bolts, said members are drawn down squarely into engagement with the tie and flanges of the rails and the latter are prevented from moving laterally in either directionfiOn moved from the"base;--;me1nber of the tie in their inclined position. The ,bolts when 79 thus arranged engage the inclined ends of the cushioning blocks .1 and hold said blocks against longitudinal movement in the ties, and as 'hereinbefore described the engagen'ient' of the bolts with the notches 13 in the wear plates 12 also holds said plates against longitudinal or lateral movement on the blocks. By forming therecesses in the side edges of the slots 5 which provide the passages 6 the headed ends ofthe bolts 18 80 may be engaged with said passages and the bolts slipped back in opposite directions into the narrower ends of the slots .thereby permitting the bolts to be engaged with or rewithout removing thelatter from its place in the ballast or bed of the road. The ends of the sections are connected by. the usual or any suitable'form offishplates and the joining ends of the. rail sections are engagedby the inner portions of the rail fastening devices, which when clamped downwardly into engagement with the tie, securely hold the adjoining ends of the rail sections and prevent either of said ends .risingabove the adjoining end and formipg an uneven joint or becoming broken or worn off by the passage of the car. wheels over the tracks. By

providing the rail-fastening members with the slots 17, said membersmay 'beladjusted' to a greater or lessdistance apart for engagement with rails of different widths and when adjusted and 'fastcnedby the bolts and nuts any tendency of the rail fastening members to move outwardly will cause the same to be more tightly'clamped against the tie and flanges ofthe rail by theclamping bolts and nuts thereof. v

In Fig. 10 of the drawii gs is shown a slightly. modified construction ofthe tie 11o wherein the base member 23' and the 'upper member 24 are cast or otherwise formed in one piece as shown. In forming the tie in this manner the edges of the base member are extended beyond the sides of the upper portion to form base flanges 25 as clearly shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings. With the exception of forming the upper and lower members or portions of'the tie in-.

tegral, the same is constructed and arranged and has applied thereto the same rail fastening devices asrdescribed in connection with the first form of the invent on and a further description of this form of the device is not thought to be'necessary.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without. requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificin any of the advantages of the invention as c aimed. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A metal railway tie comprising a lower or base member, an up r member arranged thereon and having erein near its ends openings, cushioning blocks arranged between the ends of said tie members and adapted to form cushioning supports for the rails engaged therewith, wear plates interposed between the mils and said suppotrltin blocks, fastening members engaged W1 sides of the rails and with the base anges on the latter, and clam ing bolts arranged through the members 0 the tie and through said rail fastening members whereby the latter are secured to the tie in position for fastening the rails thereto and securing the latter against spreading or upsetting.

2. A meta railway tie comprising a lower or base member an an up or member engagcd with said base mem er, said vupper member having therein near its ends block receivin openings, rail cushioning and sup-. par-ti locks arranged'between the memo the tie and en ging said opening: wear plates inter ose between sai bloc and rails engage therewith, rail fastening membe'rs comprisin plates bent and cut to form tie and rail ange engaging portions, and an upper outwardlyx inc' ed surface said members having in t eir upper inclined sides longitudinal'bolt receivin slots, fastening bolts engaged with sai slots and with the upper and iower members of the e upper side of the tie on op ositefastening members, an

tie, clamping nuts engaged with said bolts and adapted to be screwed downwardly into engagement with said rail fastening members whereby the latter are clamped to the tie in position for fastening the rails thereto and for holding the rails against lateral spreading or upsetting movement, and nut lockin washers engaged with said bolts and with t e nuts and slots in said rail fastening devices whereby the nuts are held against turning on the bolts.

3. A combined railway tie and ,rail fastoning comprising a tie having therein bolt receiving apertures, rail fastening members comprising plates bent and notched to form tie and rail flange engaging portions, and an upwardly inclined surface, said members having in their upper inclined sides lon 'tudinal bolt receiving slots, fasten ng olts adapted to be engaged with the openings in the tie without removing the latter from the road bed, said bolts being arranged at right angles to the inclined 11 per surface of said having their ends engaged with the slots in said inclined upper surfaces, clamping nuts engaged with the upper ends o zflld bolts and adapted to be screwed downwardly into engagement with said rail fastening members whereby the latter are clamped to the tie in position for fastoning the rails thereto and for holding the rails against lateral spreading or upsetting movement. 7

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

ALVIS JACKSON HATHCOX. Witnesses:

C. H. Emma, C. A. Woonwann. 

